Group Manager, International Outreach, Intl. Engagement & Strategy - IF - R024979

Primary Location : DC-Washington

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Employee Status : Limited Term

Overtime Status : Exempt

Job Type : Temporary Work

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Relocation Provided: : Yes

Compensation Grade Low: : FR PAY GRADE 28

Compensation Grade High: : FR PAY GRADE 28

Minimum Salary: : $144,500

Maximum Salary: : $245,000

Posting Date : Jan 3, 2025

​Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience

8

Summary

In consultation with the section Chief, the Manager International Outreach plans, organizes, staffs, directs, controls, and manages resources within the group to accomplish the group's objectives. Performs responsibilities at the Lead Analyst level. Supervises a group of section staff responsible for bolstering the Board’s visibility, engagement, and recognition of its economic and financial expertise in global topics. This includes developing and strengthening contacts and managing relationships with staff at other central banks, foreign finance ministries, and other official sector contacts and serving on and supporting various working groups of these international organizations.  The Manager International Outreach in coordination with the section Chief, provides guidance and expertise to staff developing and executing the strategy for the Board’s international engagement and conducting research and analysis related to emerging and recurring international issues, helping to shape the Board’s point of view.  Partakes in and supervises staff conducting outreach and

preparation of briefing books, annotated agendas, talking points, and other materials for international meetings, including the coordination of materials with other divisions. Helps staff with the coordination of Board members’ participation in and staff work related to international meetings and visitors, including evaluating the background of foreign contacts.  Participates in and leads staffs’ interaction with Treasury on the negotiation of meeting communiqués (e.g., G7, G20, IMFC).

Duties and Responsibilities

• In consultation with the section Chief, establishes priorities and strategic plans; supervises employees in the group; establishes group objectives; assigns and directs work; reviews output of group members and provides feedback; recruits, interviews, and selects candidates; provides opportunities for training and development; provides on-going feedback and conducts performance appraisals; recommends promotions; counsels and, when necessary, recommends disciplinary action.
• Participates in the section's strategic planning activities and section/division resource management.
• Ensures that quality and timeliness of the section's output meet division and Board needs and requirements.
• Possesses an awareness of and ensures compliance with all Board policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge of and anticipates significant developments in a relevant field of expertise; applies in-depth knowledge of one or more specialty areas to meet the changing needs of the section, Board, and Federal Reserve System. As an expert in one or more particular specialties, advises and collaborates with staff in the Division, the Board, and the System.
• May represent the division in a liaison role to other areas of the Federal Reserve System, including Board or System committees, and represents the Board with international groups in the public or private sectors.
• Promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment that respects and values differences.

Overview
The United States will assume the G20 presidency in 2026 and the G7 presidency in 2027.  The G7 and the G20 Finance Tracks are among the primary international forums to bring central bank and treasury officials together across the world’s largest economies to discuss pressing economic challenges, address financial stability crises and risks, and coordinate on cross-cutting and persistent policy issues.  The Board, jointly with the U.S. Treasury, will have responsibility for the Finance Track, which focuses on a variety of economic and financial topics relevant to central banks, such as global economic performance, monetary policy, payments issues, financial market functioning, financial sector issues, and financial inclusion and sustainability.
About the Team
The International Engagement and Strategy (IES) section is dedicated to bolstering the Board’s visibility, engagement, and recognition of its economic and financial expertise in global topics. This includes developing and strengthening contacts and managing relationships with staff at other central banks, foreign finance ministries, and other official sector contacts and serving on and supporting various working groups of these international organizations.  The section develops and executes the strategy for the Board’s international engagement and conducts research and analysis related to emerging and recurring international issues, helping to shape the Board’s point of view.  The section conducts outreach and prepares analysis and materials in support of Board participation in international forums and organizations, including the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Group of 20 (G20), Group of 7 (G7), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), other similar forums (i.e., CEMLA, Bellagio), and with other central banks and government entities.

Qualifications
Requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of related experience. Requires demonstrated skills in leadership, process management, organization, communications, interpersonal savvy, and ability to motivate and direct others, promote diversity, and building effective teams.
Prior experience with executing logistics to support high-level meetings.  Development of policy, coordination and outreach related to international meetings, international organizations, and central banks and other official sector institutions is strongly desired. 

• Collaboration: demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence individuals with differing priorities and interests.
• Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills. Formal writing experience preferred.
• Decision Quality:  Makes timely, thoughtful decisions. Exercises excellent judgment, carefully gathers information, seeks diverse opinions, and challenges own biases, listens attentively and critically, exhibits clear thinking.
• Organizational Skills:  Set priorities and achievable goals, develops systems to manage competing demands, manages time well, attention to detail, communicates expectations clearly.
• Relationship Building: Has good diplomatic skills and guilds collaborative relationships that establish trust and confidence with others across all levels internal and external to the organization.
• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage and lead large and complex processes and projects.
• Problem Solving: Works with limited guidance and high degree of professional independence, technical authority, initiative, reliability, and maturity of judgment.
• Analysis: Analyzes a wide variety of complex issues and finds solutions for problems; demonstrates expertise in technical knowledge and analytical ability to interpret and solve technically complex problems.
• Teamwork: Ability to work well in group settings and to represent the Board interests at various working groups and committees of international organizations.

This is a two-year term (benefits-eligible) position with the possibility of extension for a third year. The position, located in Washington, D.C., offers a hybrid work environment with opportunities to both telework and work onsite. Travel frequency up to 25%, depending on business needs. U.S. Citizenship required.
Please attach a CV before submitting application. A writing sample may be requested.